Lemuel A. Scarbrough (1837-1918) was a member of the 13th Tennessee
Infantry Regiment. He was wounded in the foot at Shiloh and had to have it
amputated, but afterwards served as mail carrier for the soldiers. His brother
John Scarbrough was Orderly Sergeant of the company; he too was wounded at
Shiloh but apparently not so seriously as Lemuel. Lemuel died in 1918 at the
age of 81. Lemuel Scarbrough was twice married and was the father of 14
children—8 by his first wife and 6 by his second.

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of a microfilm copy of the diary of Lemuel A.
Scarbrough from 1861-1862. The diary begins with the departure of Scarbrough
and his company from their homes in Moscow, Tennessee on May 27, 1861 and ends
on the eve of the Battle of Shiloh (April 5, 1862). An account of the battle of
Shiloh (April 6-7, 1862), written by Scarbrough many years later (July 24,
1903), was added after the last entry. There is a gap in the diary from October
7, 1861 to March 1, 1862. The diary contains comments on food, discipline,
railroad travel, diversions, and religion in the army. A clipping of Eldon
Roark's article (Memphis